Hengill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hengill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hengill

m. a pendulum, (mod.)

2 hengill

2. name of an overhanging mountain, a beetling crag: also Hengla-fjöll, n. pl., Fb. iii. 559: hengil-mæna, u, f. a ‘droop-chine,’ laggard: hengil-mænulegr, adj.; hengilmænu-skapr, m.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᚾᚴᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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